Carle Sits Upon the Sea
The carle sits upo' the sea,
A' his can'les on his knee.
Ye's three an' I's fower;
Shaw's the gate tae Aiberdour--
Aiberdour an' Aiberdeen,
Cragleith upo' the green,
Cragleith aud Wullie Fair;
Fat's gweed for a deer?
For a deer an' a dog
Cam' to warn Wullie Tod,
Wullie Tod an' Wullie Tey,
They were baith born in May.
Lunon is a hard gate,
Quo the eel unto the skate;
Quo the haddock to the eel,
Crook ye your tail weel;
As weel micht ye be
As the sheep o' Lunnerty;
Lunnerty an' jeelie fike
Staw the rumples fae ma tyke;
Fae ma tyke an' fae ma tum;
Gie me siller, gie me some;
Gie me gowd, gie me nane;
Ca' ma mither Jerry King,
Jerry King and Jerry Couth
Staw a pair o' gingers.
Ten pair o' fite feet,
Kent ye Thrumlie?
Thrumlie had a mear;
Foo mony bags did she bear?
Ten an' the monyfauld;
Kent ye John Auld;
John Auld and Jeelsie
Rang the bell o' Dousie,
Dousie and Dulzie,
Happiky an' Hulzie,
Rotten geese an' almond waters.
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Greig FSNE xxiv.2, from Inverugie. Cf. "Quo' the
haddock to the skate", "The Dreg Song".
MS
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